The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-01-12
THINGS

.ng, the meek editor of the Missoula
Times.
The assessment of Choteau county will
loot up a little more than $3,5O0,OOO, a
considerable increase over last year.
u. s. Marshal Kelly has been present
ed with a gold.headed cane by. the
and guards at the Deer Lodge
penitentiary.
The new passenger rates on the North
ern Pacific went into effect on New
Years day. The fare to St. Paul has
been reduced to $51 so, and to Butte $3.50,
or 81. 40 for the round trip Of the latter.
The Butte postofice turned in to the
government i'll December last VS., 7S4,63.
There were sent, received and in transit
LISP letters and packages, The total
postage receipts were 81. 17739. The mail
matter handled sums up 2so,5oo pieces.
]. H. Baker, a shoe dealer on West
Park street, Butte assigned Jan, 3D., for
the benefit of his creditors to G. A,
Bruffey, of Fish Creek. The liabilities
are fifteen thousand; the assets will pro-
badly cover that sum.
The new city water works were open.
cd. at Billings last Monday, the tests
being entirely satisfactory, The formal
tsial test will be made in two Oh three
days. This will require, by contract
With the city, four simultaneous streams
of eighty feet in column, giving Billings
The most complete water system between
st. Paul and Portland.
The Manitoba has commenced the
delivery at Moose river, the winter ter
minus, of the steel rails and other build
ing material to cover $50 miles or road
way. 1t is thought that track laying
will commence and proceed from both
directions next spring, and that not less
than $50 miles will be pushed to COM
pletion from the Helena end. Should
expected arrangements with the North
ern Pacific be carried out engines and
cars and material will likely be deliver
ell in Helena during the winter and
track building be prosecuted with the
utmost energy.
Helena constructed more than a mil
lion dollars worth of buildings in 1885.
T. c. Power says there is no alarm
whatever among stock over the late
heavy fall-of snow.
The real estate transactions of Lewis
and Clarke county for 1886 aggregated
wei So, 100000.
The Miles City Journal reports tina
the Northern Pacific contemplates build
ing a branch line north from hat town
1t is expected that the dividends o
the Drum Lummon for the year 1888
will amount to 1925 10 per share.
Dutton & O'Brien, Helena plumbers
have assigned with liabilities amounting
to about 5000. Their assets are abou
the same.
The Jay Gould Mining company nea
Helena has completed the purchase {
its mine by paying. over to the fornle
owner the s65, 200 yet due.
H. Kohn, tobacco dealer of Anaconda
has been attached. His liabilities al
comparatively small and are mostly i
st. Paul. Milwaukee and Chicago.
Preston II. Leslie's nomination as go
ernor of Montana, was transmitted
the senate Thursday and referred
Senator Henderson, of Nebraska as
subcommittee to be reported upon.
motion was first made to refer it
Senator Harrison, of Indiana, but he d
-elined to accept it, explaining that
might be considered an interested part
owning to the Montana interests of h
son, Russell B. Harrison. Mandersor
report will be early and favorable, sa.
the Independent.
The commissioner of Indian affairs h
instructed the agent of the Blackfeet n
to interfere with miners in the Swe
Grass Hills this winter.
The bill granting the Manitoba e
tension the right Of way through t
Blackfoot reservation wa referred
Senator Dawes Thursday as a sub-col
mittee. The next committee meet
will occur Thursday week. 1t will
remembered that at the last sessi
Senator Dawes was very favorable to t
bill and protested against Preside
Cleveland's veto of it.
Thursday Delegate Toole offered
amendment to the Indian appropriate
bill, authorizing the commission now
Montana negotiating with Indians fol
reduction Of their reservations, to ma
negotiations to that end with the Gro
The house thought the bill creating I
commission permitted dealing with
Crows and the amendment was wi
drawn. Delegate Toole then asked
interior department to instruct ,
commission to act accordingly and t
will doubtless be done says the Indep.
dent correspondent at Washington.
"Mrs. Maginnis, wife of ex.delegate
congress from Montana, has Joined
Catholic church.
MI. Toole is now endeavoring to sec
the insertion of an amendment to on,
the appropriation bills, Gays the In
pendent, by the senate committee
appropriations, of $25 900 for the sur
of the Northern Pacific railroad land
Montana. General Sparks refuses
make these surveys on the ground t
tine government may forfeit the land.
question. Whether the lands are
feited or not it is important that Il
should be surveyed that the territ
may tax the lands and thus secure a Ia
addition to the taxable property.
forfeited, the surveys will still be of
to actual settlers.
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